A tuition increase at the University of New Mexico will hit students and their families hard, and Gov. Susana Martinez has some strong words for the university and the regents: "Live within your means!"

After UNM received $16 million in state funding, Martinez said she wonders how they can ask students to pay more money.

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I really question first of all, how that 16 million is going to be spent. Is it necessary to raise tuition and fees on top of that?" she said.

Regents are looking to raise tuition by 3.75 percent to hire more faculty and cover pay raises, and a $65 student fee increase that would primarily go to support athletics.

But all of that is frustrating for parents and students, and the governor said she is feeling the same frustration, adding that the university should to take a look at their finances.

“They have to live within their means. Everyone else is living within their means," Martinez said.

The regents said the tuition increase is comparable to the cost of living increase.